Bee-otch of the Day: October 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

10.31.19 Bee-otches of the Day: both Grand Rapids mayoral candidates

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Names: Rosalynn Bliss and Daniel Schutte
Ages: 44, 63
Occupations: mayor, theocratic wackjob
Last Seen: Grand Rapids
Bee-otched For: making this an unvotable election this year

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In the world of politics, deciding which candidate is best is like deciding which is better: AIDS or terminal cancer.

OK, so there's people with both who have had prolonged lives thanks to years of advancement in medicine. But still, both are deadly.

In the 2016 election, it was a tough call, too. It was the orange, pussy-grabbing shitgibbon whose supporters are xenophobic losers, or the establishment who is pretty much a DINO.

Sadly, it's the situation where there's two people running for any office. Even the person who seems to be the lesser of all evils is still evil.

Take this year's election for Grand Rapids mayor. Rosalynn Bliss is a Democrat and seems to be the lesser of all evils. She's telling people that she wants more affordable housing in town and a better relation between citizens and the police. But to me, she's a DINO.

That's Democrat in Name Only, mind you.

Yes, Grand Rapids seems to be somewhat more affluent than what it was 10 years ago. But, there's some trouble spots. Shootings are on the rise, cell phone stores are getting robbed all the time and there seems to be more bums on street corners these days. Wages have risen - especially for me - though there's spots in town where the rent for a studio apartment is well-past $1,000 per month.

And part of it, sadly, is because of a retarded law Bliss helped pass as a city commissioner in 2006.

For years, I've talked about how angry I've been about Grand Rapids' strip club laws. Since 2006, no club within Grand Rapids city limits are allowed to show full nudity. Because of this, many of the clubs still open have been downgraded to bikini clubs. The ordinance was because of a nasty old cunt named Judy Rose (whom I'm proud to announce died this year) who felt that strip clubs were evil. A new club called Showgirl Galleria opened, featuring full-nudity on one side of the club and topless nudity on another, which allowed patrons to drink. She challenged the city's strip club laws and raised over $80,000 to do so from an anonymous donor. Many believed it was from the Devos family since she appeared in a commercial for Dick Devos' (Betsy's husband) failed gubernatorial campaign.

While all this was going on, the owners of embattled strip club Parkway Tropics invited then-city commissioner Bliss to their club to prove to her that they were a legitimate operation. She declined, and not long afterward, she helped to sign the strip club ban into law.

The sad thing is that Bliss' mayoral campaign is getting funds from the neoliberal crowd and even a few to the right. What's even more pathetic is that her opponent is a bigger asshole.

Enter Republican Daniel Schutte, a pastor who helped to start several churches in Grand Rapids and internationally. If elected mayor, Schutte announced that he would "make Grand Rapids a sanctuary city for the unborn" and encourage prayer to solve the world's problems.

Schutte reminds me of Opal Covey, a scary old bitch who ran for mayor of Toledo some years back and thankfully lost. She talked in tongues and told the city that if she wasn't elected mayor, God would come to Toledo to destroy the city. Well, we're still waiting.

So now, the people of Grand Rapids have a dilemma: vote for a religious look or vote to a woman who bows to them. My inner Dale Gribble thinks that it's all a conspiracy to make Bliss the de facto winner of
Tuesday's election. Nobody - even the biggest of all Jebus freaks - would vote for a kook like Daniel Schutte. It only makes me happy that I don't live in the city of Grand Rapids, but a suburb instead.

Rosalynn Bliss and Daniel Schutte, thank God I will not C U Next Tuesday.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

10.29.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Joe Scarborough

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Name: Joe Scarborough
Age: 56
Occupation: talking head
Last Seen: New York City
Bee-otched For: being a sorry prick

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On Sunday, America - and the world - showed how much they loved Drumpf.

Thousands booed the cheeseball, who was sitting in a skybox at Nationals Stadium in DC, watching the World Series. Chants of "lock him up!" rocked the stadium with over 40,000 in attendance.

However, one person is defending Drumpf, and it's MSNBC morning man Joe Scarborough. With his beloved Mika Brzezizizizizizizizizizizifkryldgkbbddggnski at his side Monday, the Morning Joe host declared that what the crowd did on Sunday was "un-American".

As a result, the phrase "sorry Joe" trended on Twitter. Not as in "sorry Joe, we're fools for hating Drumpf", but "sorry Joe, but YOU'RE A FUCKING MORON!"

You see, Rethugs like Scarborough don't understand something called THE FIRST AMENDMENT. We The People have the right to say or critique any goddamned thing we want, even the President of the United States of America. If you want to fly the American flag upside down, it's up to you. If you want to burn the flag, ditto. And if you hate the President, you may speak or forever hold your peace.

It royally pisses me off that MSNBC has traditionally been to the left of CNN and especially Fox Propaganda Channel. Yet, they fired many of their hosts in 2016-17 like Ed Schultz simply because they supported Bernie Sanders. If Bernie had a speech going, they'd cut to an empty lectern where Drumpf was supposed to speak in a few minutes. Sorry, but MSNBC is corporate bullshit when I see it. After all, it's owned by Comcast, an evil company that thankfully, I don't do business with.

Sorry Joe, but you're what's wrong with America.

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Monday, October 28, 2019

10.28.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump

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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 72
Occupation: dipshit
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: getting more boos than a ghost

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Saturday night went pretty good for me.

I was at The Intersection's Elevation here in Grand Rapids, watching the EDM act Gentlemens Club perform their mixes on stage.

I was checking my phone and saw that Drumpf had a huge announcement to make at 9 a.m. Sunday morning. I was kinda thinking that he would resign. After all, Pence would have taken the presidency and pull a Gerald Ford by pardoning Drumpf.

Well, it was soon revealed that Drumpf's speech was that the leader of Isis was killed. Basically put, he wanted this to be the highlight of his weak-sauced administration, currently plagued with talks of impeachment.

Drumpf probably wanted a ticker tape parade in either D.C. or New York City with "Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead" played on blast. He probably wanted to be considered a hero for keeping us safe, though he criticized Obama when Osama bin Laden was caught.

Well, 'taint gonna happen.

Last night in Washington, an image of Drumpf attending the Nationals/Astros World Series game appeared on the jumbotron. Drumpf was greeted with some 40,000 boos and hisses, followed by chants of "LOCK HIM UP!" In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won D.C. with a 90% vote. Because of the Benghazi scandal, Drumpf and his minions had a similar chant to lock her up.

Yes, Drumpf is hoping that people will worship and kiss his feet. However, when most people, even on a FOX NEWS survey want him outta there, well, that's totally bad news for 45. With all the damning evidence against him, plus how he treated the Kurds and our allies, 15 more months of his antics is way too much.

Also, SHAME on the media for not doing a good job covering Bernie Sanders. People are being turned away at the venues he shows up at and the media simply ignores the fact that he has more people showing up at his rallies over his competitors. But since Bernie wants to deregulate media giants - and deservingly so - the news outlets are simply afraid of him.

Yes, "Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead" would be a nice song to hear... When Drumpf is thrown in prison.

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

10.24.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Founder's Brewing Co.

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Name: Founders Brewing Co.
Age: 22
Occupation: brewery
Last Seen: Grand Rapids, MI
Bee-otched For: having a PBR-like reputation

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Michigan is known for it's long, depressing, cold winters and hot, humid summers, but dammit, we love our beer.

For several years, Grand Rapids has been known as "Beer City USA" because we have several indie breweries. And the King of Beers here has long been Founder's. Dave Engbers and Mike Stevens founded Founders in 1997 straight out of college. Twenty-two years and millions of barrels of All Day IPA, Dirty Bastard and KBS later, they're still a vital brewery for the citizens of west Michigan.

But now, the company - now owned by Mahou San Miguel of Spain - is facing backlash over how they treated an African American employee.

Tracy Evans is suing the Grand Rapids brewery, claiming that he was treated horribly because of his skin color. In the suit, Evans claims that he was peered down because he was black and his co-workers all got promotions despite having less experience. When Evans complained about how he was treated to management, he was fired.

Sadly, this reminds me of a female co-worker of mine from several years ago. She was older and had 40 years' experience under her belt with another company here in Grand Rapids. Our boss was hoping that she could be a right-hander for him, but not at what she was getting paid. At the end, she and I were getting paid 50 CENTS LESS PER HOUR THAN OUR NEW HIRES. We were busting our asses while the newbies were simply sitting on their asses on their cell phones. Well, she spoke out to the boss and guess what? She was fired. Thankfully, a few months later, our boss retired and I got a shit ton of raises.

Now, I don't know how old Evans' boss was, but the sure thing is that the big difference between him and my ex-co-worker and I is that he's black. Evans claims that co-workers were constantly using ethnic slurs around him and management was all white while the workers were people of color.

Founders, OTOH has denied Evans' claims and has made no mention of the case on social media. Meanwhile, Detroit bars have all halted the sale of Founders' beers and the company will not participate in Detroit's Fall Beer Festival.

You know, in this day and age of the internet, anybody can be a whistleblower. Anybody can set up a fake account and blast the company they work for. When my ex-boss was running my company, I should have constantly attacked him for his lavish lifestyle and constant vacations while I wasn't making $10 per hour for 10 years. But sadly, there were not many jobs out there thanks to the horrid economy.

Now, I think we've all had bad bosses no matter where or what. And because we don't want to risk losing our jobs, we keep our mouths shut. But when a company and its employees judge somebody because of their skin color, it's a no-no. Now, it might be different if Mr. Evans was constantly late and/or had poor work skills. But, then again, I've dealt with whites at my workplace who were always late and were lazy. That's life.

Even though I live in Grand Rapids and I do drink beer, I prefer Short's, which is brewed out of Elk Rapids. I'm an ER native and am proud that Joe Short has brought a plethora of jobs to the area. Thirty years ago or so, Elk Rapids was a ghost town with downtown littered with abandoned buildings. My mother worked at a tool and die there and it closed, causing her to work at a gas station for less pay. Oddly enough, Short's facility in ER is in the neighborhood of the shop my mom worked. ER and all of northern Michigan has grown tremendously over the past few years thanks to everything from the addition of festivals like the Traverse City Film Festival, casinos for the adults and Great Wolf for the kids. Grand Rapids has its share of growth, too, but at last check, Short's treats people of color with respect.

So, that's why you'll see Bellaire Brown over KBS in my fridge. Besides, the last time I went to their taproom, I wasn't totally impressed with their food. Not to mention, I was drinking Sprite (I was driving) and it was flat as hell.

What Made Grand Rapids Famous just made a fool out of themselves.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

10.23.19 Bee-otches of the Day: the voters of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame fan vote

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Name: various
Age: various
Occupation: various
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: not wanting to kick out the jams

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Sometimes, rock music's biggest fans shouldn't be fans at all.

To me, rock music is a fine wine. It doesn't hurt to know its history. Hell, I'm probably one of the few on this earth that know that "Rock Around the Clock" wasn't the first rock song ever recorded. Aw, hell no! There was Fats Domino, Big Mama Thornton's version of "Hound Dog" from 1952, B.B. King and so much more.

For years, people called the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame a joke. Too many influential bands are STILL not in the HOF, but some that critics would label as lesser bands are. This year might be no exception.

Sixteen bands are all in the running for the HOF, including Motorhead, Dave Matthews Band, Nine Inch Nails and Judas Priest. The HOF is even allowing people to vote for their favorite HOF nominees. Sadly, some people should NOT vote in something as prestigious.

Among the sixteen bands nominated, as of right now, the #1 act is Pat Benatar with nearly 200,000 votes. Granted, Pat has a ton of hit songs and was one of MTV's first big stars. Plus, she was an influence for a plethora of future female rock stars.

But what irritates me is who's currently last place: a band that SHOULD have been in the HOF maybe 20 years ago at least: MC5. To many, it was the band - whose name was short for "Motor City 5" - INVENTED punk rock. Not only that, they were known for their leftist agenda, protesting the Vietnam War and supporting African Americans. They even staged a protest against Hudson's Department Store, which banned their album "Kick Out The Jams" because of the title song's beginning line of "Kick Out The Jams, motherfuckers!"

You can say that MC5 was the Rage Against the Machine of their day, and even that band's day in the HOF has yet to come.

Right now, MC5 only has 36,000 votes. So, they helped lay the foundation for punk rock and this is the respect they get. Nice!

I understand. MC5's only major song was "Kick Out The Jams", and it's not a song you hear every day on your local classic rock station. Benatar, OTOH, can be heard several times daily. Well played, corporate media, well played.

The sad truth about so-called music fans is that they have no respect for innovators. When Post Malone released a song with Ozzy Osbourne not long ago, the response from many a youngster was "who's Ozzy Osbourne?" As somebody who owns a worn-out copy of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" album, it was my head slamming into the palm of my hand. Same with people calling Tool a "grandpa band" because they kicked Taylor Swift's ass from the #1 spot on the album charts recently.

Twenty-five years from now, if the HOF does something similar with, let's say, Chris Brown vs. Greta Van Fleet and Chris wins, it will be a demerit on all humanity. It's sad when real innovators get fucked while the overrated and overplayed win. Now, in the case between Pat Benatar vs. MC5, I'm not trying to knock Ms. Benatar. Personally, she's a very talented musician who still tours regularly. However, it's a shame that radio burned "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" to a pulp. Where's "We Belong" and "Invincible" when you need it?

Sometimes in the world of rock, the love for it is a battlefield.

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Monday, October 21, 2019

10.21.19 Hero of the Day: Warner Bros.

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A SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!

Name: Warner Bros.
Age: 96
Occupation: entertainment giant
Last Seen: Burbank, CA
Awarded For: making the right movie at the right time

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It's a sad, pathetic shame that Hollywood has to make its fair share of shitty superhero movies.

Most of them seem to have the same plot: lots of explosions and sound effects to make the viewer feel like they're in a cinematic rollercoaster ride. But at the end of the day, it's the same shit, different picture.

But then, there's "Joker".

I saw the Joaquin Phoenix flick last weekend and it was the antithesis to most superhero flicks I've seen in recent years. The movie was very psychological, giving us a deep look as to why a struggling comedian named Arthur Fleck turned into an evil clown.

In the movie, Fleck is living with his mentally-disabled mother, whom he finds out adopted him and forced him in front of abusive boyfriend after abusive boyfriend. He's on seven different medications for his mental issues, but ends up off those meds because of a cut in government funding. He's attacked while busking in front of a store going out of business, and his boss reprimands him because his attackers stole and destroyed his sign. He even tries a career in stand-up comedy only to be humiliated by his idol, a popular late-night talk show host played by Robert DeNiro.

In one pivotal scene in the movie, Fleck - dressed in clown garb - is humiliated and attacked by a group of preppy young men who beat him up. In self defense, Fleck grabs a gun and shoots and kills the three. And oddly enough, many in Gotham City end up looking at him as a hero for doing so.

Of course, "Joker" is not without its controversy. The last Joker, Jared Leto reportedly didn't want the film to be made because he was the last Joker and wanted Phoenix's role. But most-importantly, there were those who felt that the film's disturbing subject matter was too well-gripped from the headlines.

The sad truth is that the reason why people buy guns and shoot others is simply because they were bullied too far. These people wanted a seat at the table and were refused. Regretfully, I know how they felt. But, because I chose not to own a gun, I do the right thing and walk away. True, there's other movies that dealt with the same problems Arthur Fleck had. Rob Zombie's "Halloween" looked at Michael Myers as a kid, constantly being bullied because his mother was a stripper and his own family seemed to pretend that he didn't exist.

And the interesting thing is that both Fleck and Myers had one thing in common: both had no real fathers.

One reason why I saw "Joker" was because of the good reviews, especially from Michael Moore. He claimed that the bad guys in the film represent those who voted in Reagan, the Bushes and Drumpf. After all, Reagan closed the mental hospitals and at the end of the day, the homeless on the street skyrocketed. Union busting was why there was trash everywhere; there were no trash collectors to pick it up.

True, Warner Bros. is owned by AT&T, who want to capitalize on DC Comics like Disney has had with Marvel. The only difference is that since Warners tends to be less family-friendly, it gives them more leverage in making The Joker as evil as he can be. And guess what? The grown-ups love it. Of all the movies in the top 10 box office, "Joker" has been the highest-grossing film with a worldwide total of $738 million out of a modest $55 million budget. Not all superhero movies need to be dorky PG-13 pieces of shit.

In the end, Warner Bros. needs to be commended for this movie. It's got a great plot and it gives me hope that other movies from the DC - and even Marvel - universes can be made for us grown-ups.

Hey! Maybe Margot Robbie will get ass-nekkid again in the next Harley Quinn movie "Birds of Prey" in early 2020! One can only dream......

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

10.17.19 Hero of the Day: Elijah Cummings

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A SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!

Name: Elijah Cummings
Age: 68
Occupation: former US Rep
Last Seen: up in the heavens
Awarded For: being the peoples' Rep

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America has lost one of her greatest freedom fighters.

Longtime Congressman Elijah Cummings of Baltimore died last night from what his family called years of various health issues. He was 68. The son of sharecroppers who were preachers, he first served in the Maryland House in 1983 and became a US Congressman in 1996. He served as a chair on the House Oversight Committee and was one of its most-fiery voices.

Many praised Cummings on social media today, even Drumpf, whom Cummings was trying to impeach. Cummings appeared in Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" and Moore himself paid tribute to Cummings, saying that "he was a fighter for those who weren't allowed a seat at the table".

Cummings represented a part of America that was heavily black and had its issues with crime and poverty. As a matter of fact, Drumpf even told Cummings to worry more about his city than him. But that's the point. One huge reason why there's lots of impoverished areas in America is because of the Repukes and how they manipulate people into thinking that most black folks simply don't want to work. To make matters more embarrassing, there's more WHITES on government assistance than African-Americans and more poor cities in America that are heavily white than black.

On Facebook today, most pages reporting on Cummings' passing were responded with a sad face or a heart. It bothered me that people on the page of UpNorthLive - the FB page of Sinclair owned TV stations WPBN 7&4 (NBC) and WGTU ABC 29&8 - responded with laughter. One person bitched about Cummings being a crook and other calling Baltimore a "liberal garbage dump". There were even a few folks who responded with the laugh emoji on CBS station WWTV 9&10's FB page. At least the comment section on 9&10's page was a lot more respectable, with some even calling for karma on those who thought that it was a funny thing that a man who worked his ass off for not just his district, but ALL the have-nots in America.

Sometimes, I feel angry that over 40 years ago, my Dad's cousin came down to Detroit with a U-Haul and moved my parents to BFE. I was always upset that my cousins in Detroit had everything while I got stuck with people who had no redeeming qualities. When I saw the laughing icons on the northern Michigan TV station FB pages, it hearkened me to when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. At the time, my mother worked at a tool and die and one of her co-workers thought it was all hilarious.

That tool and die, BTW was near the town of Mancelona.

I love it how many move up to northern Michigan from Detroit to get away from black people. They think of crime and poverty when they think African American. Yet, there's towns up north that -- SURPRISE! -- are more impoverished than Detroit. Twenty-odd years ago, Mancelona's downtown was loaded with abandoned buildings. A fire wiped out one block, which is now a park. Legendary morning radio DJ - and former announcer to MadTV - Bill "The Captain" Vogel of 106 KHQ allegedly commented on the fire that it did $37 of damage. The town's high school was once condemned and - at least when I was in high school, thankfully not in Manceltucky - about one out of ten high school seniors were pregnant.

Even more, there's towns up north that are food deserts. Towns that even though they have a population of over a few hundred can no longer support a grocery store. Manton has not had a real supermarket in 20-odd years. Ellsworth's former Viking Foods store has had trouble staying open and has had many failed owners for years. Empire lost Deering's Market and Lake City lost Foster's - both SpartanNash stores - last year. Reed City grocery landmark Vic's Supermarket closed two years ago, but a couple is rehabbing a old, tiny gas station next door that will serve as the town's sport for light grocery items and produce. If you think food deserts are a ghetto staple, think again. Some cities up north have no real grocery for over 10 miles.

Of course, I can touch on drug problems and some of the schools where kids are barely even passing. Yes, there's nice towns where tourism reigns and the downtowns are loaded with t-shirt shops and stuff that's outrageously expensive. And where restaurants have to close because the greedy-ass owners won't pay their workers a living wage. I can go on.

The point is that it's sick when people see Mr. Cummings as an old, angry black man from a town that's not the world's greatest place to live. But let's remember: this is what happens when unions get busted, the wealthy get tax breaks and good-paying jobs become sparse. Rep. Cummings didn't just fight for blacks, he fought for the middle class and protected them from losers like Drumpf who do nothing but tell those who work hard to stand in the corner and sulk.

Folks, this is why I have this site and this blog. I know how it feels to be excluded. I worked hard to shame those who need to be shamed for being the scum of the Earth. Originally, this site was designed to persuade northern Michigan broadcasters to start airing Howard Stern. Of course, it never happened. Hell, one broadcaster even sent me a cease and desist order. But at the end of the day, Howard won and so did the people up north thanks to SiriusXM. And as a result, northern Michigan now has several stations that are struggling under a two share. The one station that SHOULD have aired Stern and adjust their music format so us born in the 80s could actually enjoy it, KLT is now tied in the ratings with the station, Rock 105 and 95-5 that did it for them.

I know, I should step away from this blog sometimes, but until I have a woman to give me an excuse to do so, ain't gonna happen. Until we all get a respectable share of the pie, you'll see me updating Bee-otch of the Day on an almost daily basis. After all, as George Carlin once said, "it's one big club, and you ain't in it!"

Thank you, Rep. Cummings. Rest in power.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

10.16.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Cumulus

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Name: Cumulus Media
Age: 22
Occupation: radio giant
Last Seen: Atlanta, GA
Bee-otched For: not doing The Q... in the ratings

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Well, Nielsen did do a good thing by making Grand Rapids a monthly market as opposed to being a seasonal one.

Recently, the ratings company started handing out monthly ratings regarding Grand Rapids radio stations. Plus, they are providing ratings for non-commercial stations, which places Christian station WCSG in the top three (it was #1 not long ago). In the book released yesterday, WCSG finished in 3rd place while B93 and WOOD-AM/FM were #1 and #2 respectively. Definitely a good book for conservatives in west Michigan.

CHR WSNX and Rocker WGRD rounded out the top five.

However, there's a mystery lurking in Nielsen-land and it's the case of the missing AAA station. That, of course, being Cumulus's 94.5 The Q, aka the new WKLQ.

Yes, it's nice that Cumulus returned the historic WKLQ call letters to 94.5, though their days of being possibly the coolest rock station in the state of Michigan ever are long gone. Instead of charming the airwaves with The Tool Rule, Mandatory Metallica, Metal at Midnight and hearing Clutch's "Spacegrass" every other day, the new 94.5 plays a blend of alternative, classic rock and stuff you only want to enjoy if you drink a shit ton of IPA. On a positive note, some of the stuff The Q plays is reminiscent of the old KLQ's Sunday night program Clambake.

But since The Q was launched last January, it hasn't been reported to Nielsen. Apparently, Cumulus doesn't want to know how The Q is doing, or quite simply, they're making Nielsen embargo their ratings. Their other stations - LAV, Hot FM, Thunder 107.3 and The Ticket - all are on the ratings chart (and all but LAV have good ratings). But why The Q is missing is a mystery. However, rumor has it that The Q's ratings are *actually* pretty good given the fact that AAA isn't really a ratings-friendly format.

Michigan's two other AAAs are sister station 107one in Ann Arbor and to an extent, Windsor, Canada's 93.9 The River, which covers Detroit, but also spikes in Hot AC tracks as well.

So, why is Cumulus hiding how The Q is doing? Even more, I hardly see any real promotion of the station anywhere. No billboards or TV ads.

Then again, this is Cumulus we're talking about, a company that went though bankruptcy because, well, they pissed people off. The only good thing they did when they bought Citadel's Grand Rapids cluster a decade ago was shitcan Matt Hanlon for what he did to the old KLQ. The fact that they fired the Dickey brothers also helped.

The reality is that I think as listeners, we have a right to know, but who knows? Maybe there's an issue between Cumulus and Nielsen. In any case, I hope shit gets resolved so, well, I might be able to prove a point that AAA DOES work in GR, or maybe it doesn't. If The Q is indeed successful, maybe it'll persuade iHeartMedia to FINALLY kill 101.3 The Brew and flip it to alternative. Hell, they can keep Rover's Morning Glory for all I know if that were to happen. If not, then it proves my point that it's time for Cumulus to think Urban for Grand Rapids.

Yes, I'd like to see KLQ back with Stern in the morning... minus the Bachelor talk and ass-kissing to Ellen DeGeneres.One can dream, eh?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

10.15.19 Bee-otch of the Day: NFL

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Name: National Football League
Age: 99
Occupation: sports organization
Last Seen: New York City
Bee-otched For: turning the Lions into kitty cats

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I went to bed during the halftime of last night's Monday Night Football. And as usual, the sun rises from the east and settles in the west.

And at the end of the day, the Lions lost.

Last night's battle with the Green Bay Packers was a close slobberknocker that had the Pack winning by just one point. But a huge part of the reason of course was the officiating of last night's game.

Many in Detroit claimed that the referees penalized the Lions for offenses that should have been for the Packers. One was for touching of the facemask. Lions got the penalty, not the Packers. Even Barry Sanders took to Twitter to criticize the NFL for allowing the Cheeseheads to win.

The sad reality is that the Lions' relationship with the NFL refs has been a horrid one. Remember their loss to the Cowboys in the playoffs several years ago? Remember (ugh) Chris Christie dancing in the skybox with Jerry Jones? Puke my guts out.

I have a theory, and it's the fact that the NFL hates the Ford family. In the league, there's something called the "Rooney Rule", named for the late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who insisted that team owners interview minorities for coaching jobs before interviewing whites. In 2003, Then-team owner William Clay Ford interviewed his top pick, Steve Mariucci, which pissed off NFL execs. In the end, Mariucci was fired because of his horrid record. They had a black coach, Jim Caldwell who was their winningist coach in over 50 years. But he was canned in 2018 for current coach Matt Patricia despite a 9-7 season.

In the world of football, some want to compare the lonesome Lions to baseball's Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox, two teams that went forever without a World Series win. The team hasn't won a championship since 1957 and only won one playoff game under Ford family ownership.

This Sunday, the Lions will go head-to-head against the Minnesota Vikings, 4-2 on the season and in second place in the NFC North. The Lions are dead last with a 2-2-1. All I can say is that Lions fans should cheer up since the Dolphins and Bengals remain winless. Plus, the season's not over. I predict that they'll go 8-7-1, but whether or not if it will lead them into the playoffs is anyone's guess this early in the season. It's up to Matt Stafford and whether or not the refs are biased or not.

But let's remember what the letters FORD stand for: Fix It Again, Tony... No, wait....

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Monday, October 14, 2019

10.14.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Jared Chance

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Name: Jared Chance
Age: 30
Occupation: jailbird
Last Seen: Grand Rapids, MI
Bee-otched For: being a sick fuck

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It's the court case that has left Grand Rapids - and the world - outraged.

A 31-year-old woman, Ashley Young was murdered and dismembered last year in the home of Jared Chance. Her torso was found in the basement of his apartment building and a neighbor discovered it when he noticed a strange smell. A DNA test determined that it was Young.

The rest of her body was never discovered. Meanwhile, Chance's parents may be changed for covering for their son.

On Thursday, Jared Chance was sentenced to 100 years in prison for Young's murder. At his sentencing, Young's mother - wearing a black t-shirt that read in white letters "Mother of Angel Ashley" standing with a box of her remains - deservingly screamed at him that she was told at 18 that she couldn't have children and Ashley was a gift from God, albeit for a very short time. Kristine Young's bone-chilling screaming at Chance is definite proof how committed of a mother she was to Ashley, especially since she'll definitely be hurting for the rest of her life over her loss.

Jared Chance had a criminal record since he was a teenager and those who knew him reported that he was quite violent. He also had drug issues, mainly with Oxycodone and Methadone.

You know, I don't know what Ashley Young saw in Jared Chance. Then again, I don't know why some women would want to date a total loser. It's sickening that too many women end up dating or marrying losers and in the end, they have their kid, and once they FINALLY dump the loser, that woman is damaged goods since nobody wants to raise a loser's kid.

The sad truth is that there's simply too many women out there - and even in my own family - who are like that. If Ashley Young hung out with a real man who treated her with respect, this shit would have never happened. Now, her killer's getting 100 years while she only got 30.

Women, if you're reading this, there's a CRAP TON of men out there who bust their ass and have no criminal record. And yet, they come home to an empty house and have to rely on TV dinners since there's nobody to cook for them. Why you like losers who are drunk, on drugs and beat the shit out of you is beyond me. But when you have their kid, you're dead to me.

It's too bad for people like Ashley Young, they're getting this advice too late.

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

10.10.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Donald Trump

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Name: Donald Trump
Age: 73
Occupation: future jailbird
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: everything

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This is what happens when we elect a president who is allowing a teleprompter do the work for him.

Remember the old 1980s TV show TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes? Nothing like good 'ol Dick Clark and Ed McMahon showing off some forgettable moments from all our favorite TV shows. Flubbed lines, prop mishaps and even wardrobe malfunctions were no match for Clark and McMahon and their witty banter. And yes, ya gotta love those little animations from the great MAD man known as Sergio Aragones.

Sadly, both Clark and McMahon have gone on to the great B-roll in the sky (though we thankfully still have Sergio, and it's rumored that MAD will go on past issue 10 with a hybrid of new material from him and Spy Vs. Spy as well), but if they still were around, maybe they could do a show on the blunders of Drumpf and his beloved teleprompter.

Not long ago, the Drumpfster cried about airports being attacked in 1775, even though we were still some years away from the invention of aviation. When I think of "1775" and "aviation", I think of this.

Early today, Drumpf created an SMH moment when he proclaimed that the Kurds didn't help in Normandy. Now, he's abandoning our allies and, well, it's simply another egg on the face of his faltering administration.

Now, the fact that two of Rudy Giuliani's buddies have been busted for illegal campaign donations to a Texas Repuke, Pete Sessions further shows how corrupt the whole administration is. The two men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were caught pressuring Ukraine to hand out secrets on Drumpf's rivals, namely Joe Biden.

All this evidence is mounting to the point where we're starting to ask, "when is all this going to stop?" The House is working harder and harder to get this lying shitpile of scum known as Drumpf the fuck out of the White House, and the same goes to Mike Pence.

The funny thing, too is that even Fox Propaganda Channel's viewers are getting tired of him. Guess what? 51% of their viewers are calling for his impeachment! Hard to believe that at least some of their viewers have some brain activity!

At the end of the day, Drumpf's time will soon be ending. Three years is three years too many of his problems. The sooner he's impeached, the better.

At least Robert Mueller won't be involved this time.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

10.9.19 Bee-otch of the Day: Ellen DeGeneres

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Name: Ellen DeGeneres
Age: 61
Occupation: yenta
Last Seen: Los Angeles, CA
Bee-otched For: being friends with the enemy

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Ya know, I've always wondered why some people find certain comedians funny.

Bill Cosby was one of them. He's black and never used profanity on stage. Yet, to me, he was bland AF.

Same with Ellen DeGeneres. People love her because in the 1990s, she publicly came out of the closet. Yet, I never watched her 1990s sitcom or even her current daytime talk show. Anything that looks and acts like a henhouse to me is a cop-out.

Now, she's doing damage control.

On her show yesterday, the Presidential Medal of Freedom award-winning comedienne defended the fact that she's close friends with George W. Bush. Recently, the two were spotted together in a luxury skybox at an NFL game. DeGeneres said that even though their politics are different, they look beyond it. She also said that when she ends her show with "be kind to one another", she means it.

Yes, let's be kind to a monster whose stupidity and ignorance caused 3,000 people to die on 9/11, over 4,000 more to perish in all the fake wars he started plus the countless amount of soldiers coming home with PTSD and other mental issues. Let's be kind to a prick who gave tax breaks to the overly-wealthy, which caused one of the biggest economic collapses in history. Hell, in the 2000s, I was LUCKY to have a job. I had an uncle who went from being a salesman to working at Sam's Club. I had several cousins forced to live with their parents because they couldn't get good jobs and one was older than I was. Both my parents moved out of state and I had to fend for myself. I should have used my 20s to get a better job, start a family and even buy a house. But thanks to the shitty economy, I, like too many others got stuck in neutral.

Thanks to Obama and my ex-boss's retirement, I'm getting roughly TWICE of what I was making a decade age. Plus, the economy's so good that we - like many other places - are having a hard time finding good workers!

The sad truth is that BusHitler is a wanted man in many countries because of war crimes. Yet, he gets to spend time at his Texas ranch with his grandkids and go to Cowboy games with Ellen DeGeneres. He needs to be in jail for the severe pain he inflicted on us Americans. For Ellen to defend a coward like BusHitler makes her nothing more than a traitor to not just her fellow alphabet people, but also to all Americans.

Look, I have conservative and Republican family and friends, too. Hell, my Dad watches Fox News Channel around the clock and loves Drumpf. Hell, many well-known lefties are notorious for being pals with cons, like Seth MacFarlane and Rush Limbaugh, Al Franken and G. Gordon Liddy and even a well-known married couple: Democrat James Carville and former Repuke-turned-Libertarian Mary Matalin. Yes, opposites attract in the world of politics. But then again, Rush wasn't stupid enough to allow the World Trade Center to collapse. Yes, the G-Man might have spent some time behind bars, but he didn't allow 7,000 innocent people to die over oil. It doesn't matter if one is to the left or to the right. A MURDERER IS A MURDERER. I WISH CONGRESS WORKED ON GETTING BUSHITLER IMPEACHED WHEN THEY GOT ELECTED, BUT THEY DIDN'T DO THEIR JOB BACK THEN. WE GOT FUCKED. HARD.

Sadly, Dubya will never see a minute of jailtime, I'm afraid. It's up to our current Congress to get Drumpf impeached and out of office instead. For now, I call for a boycott of Ellen DeGeneres and her fake-ass daytime TV talk show for nasty yentas. Sorry, but being friends with a shit pile of scum like BusHitler is like a Jew befriending Hitler.

Be kind to one another, but if that person's an asshole, turn the other cheek.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

10.8.19 Hero of the Day: Jimmy Carter

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A SPECIAL HERO OF THE DAY!

Name: Jimmy Carter
Age: 95
Occupation: 39th president
Last Seen: Plains, GA
Awarded For: being the Energizer Bunny

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Some people treat the word "retirement" like a four-letter word.

Many of us want to retire in our 60s. For others, now is more appropriate. But all the time, you see elderly folks doing some type of job, whether it's Walmart greeter or janitor. Sadly, some people work because they have to. Others work because they're afraid that once they retire, they'll die.

Jimmy Carter seems to be one of them.

Yesterday, 39 was at work in Nashville helping to build a house for a cause near and dear to his heart, Habitat For Humanity. This just one day after falling in his home in Georgia, requiring several stitches. Carter proved to be rough and rugged, nailing nails into boards with a giant black eye.

Of course, it seems that even though he's 95, nothing could stop Carter. Not even an 18-wheeler or even in real life, cancer, after beating it a few years ago.

At 38, I'm somewhat amazed that there's a president who served before I was born that's still alive. After all, Reagan and Bush I have both left us. Sometimes, I wonder what this world would be like if Americans voted him in for a second term. I think the wealthy would be paying more in taxes and unions would still be aplenty. But in 1980, people wanted a celebrity as their president and, well, we got fucked. Royally. I think the fact that he told Playboy in 1976 that he had lust in his heart played a role in the Religious Reich telling people to vote for Reagan. And yet, today, Carter is a Sunday School teacher.

Of course, Carter lives quite the modest life. He lives in a $170,000 home in his birthplace of Plains, GA, pop. 700. He often meets and greets people with wife Rosalynn at the local Dollar General, blocks away from the tiny downtown that also boasts the Jimmy Carter Museum. Even better is that in 2016, he supported Bernie Sanders. He's pro-choice, pro-gay and pro-woman, and yet, he and Obama just might be the most-Christian presidents still alive.

And even better, today, he commented on Drumpf's impeachment inquiry by saying, "tell the truth for a change".

You know, the fact that Carter's now the longest-living ex-president ever and is STILL out there building houses for the poor shows his true moral character. It's a shame that in 1980, he lost because of pressure from a group of fake Jebus freaks who thought that Reagan was the more-Christian candidate. But then again, Jesus spoke out against excess wealth and bearing false witness, especially with homophobes bitching that God created AIDS to kill off gays. For Reagan to turn the other cheek on the AIDS crisis showed how truly un-Christian he was. Same with the fact that he was racist and anti-middle class.

And this coming from a man who had six letters each in his first, second and last names.

In all, God bless Jimmy Carter. The fact that injury and illness has not slowed him down at his age shows that I think for now, God still wants him here on Earth to make life better for those in need. The fact that he does something many don't want to do shows that he's not done yet, and there's a lot more to do. The world definitely needs more Jimmy Carters and less Drumpfs.

Jimmy Carter: a man who is showing the world that age is nothing but a number.

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